The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24

IMENT, CONTAINING TIL
due for the services of such animal That GER
titled COPY of said description shall be sufficient
authority for tie owner Of said lien. his agent or
sion of said offspring and to foreclose said lien
as provided By law for the foreclosure of chattel
mortgages IN this state. Provided, however that
satisfaction Of said lien. the owner thereof shall
file with the description before mentioned a full
release of said offspring with the clerk Of the
township where said female is owned
SEC: 2 This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved March Sd, 1887.
AN ACT defining the force and effect of wills
heretofore admitted to record, and to limit the
time time within which the same may be ques-
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION I: That any will duly executed and
which has heretofore been actually admitted to
probate by any probate court within this state,
whether proper notice thereof had previously
copy thereof, has been Of record in the Office Of
the register of deeds of the county where the
real estate thereby affected was at the time of
period OF not less than ten (lO) years prior to
the passage Of this act, may be read in evidence
in any court within this state, and shall have
the probate of such will had been given; and no
right. title or estate in lands situate within this
state derived under such will shall be held in
valid or set aside by reason Of defect in such
notice. unless the action in which the validity
of such title shall be called in question be COM
menced or the defense alleging its invalidity be
recording Of such viii as afese
Provided that persons under disability by rea-
son OF being minors, insane persons. idiots. per
the United States were at war when such record
was made, may commence such action or inter-
pose such defense at any time within ten QW
v1ded. further, that such action shall be COM
menced with reasonable diligence in all cases.
SEC = That nothing herein contained shall
ing now pending in which the validity Of such
probate is involved.
SEC: g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day Of January, A.
Approved March Sd. 1887.
los.
AN ACT to amend section Of chapter 1O7, Cen
eral Laws 1878. relating to the qualifications
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
SECTION 1. That section four ~ of chapter
Laws Of One thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-eight QS7s) be, and the same is hereby,
amended SO az to read as follows:
from service as grand jurors:
All United States officers: all judges Of courts
OF record: commissioners OF public buildings {;
auditors and treasurer OF state; state librarian:
clerks OF courts; registers of deeds sheriffs and
their deputies; coroners; constables; attorneys
and counseiors at law: ministers of the gospel;
emles: one teacher in each common school:
practicing physicians and surgeons: one miller
Of each grist mill: one ~ ferryman to each
licensed ferry; all acting telegraph operators: all
postmasters and deputy postmssters; all men,
bers OF companies of tiremen organized accord
ing to law; all persons Of more than sixty (6O)
discretion: persons subject to any bodily in
FIRMLY amounting to disability: all undertakers
and their assistants; I'LL persons are disqualified
from serving as grand jurors who have been con-
victed OF any infamous crime.
SEC: 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March Sd. 1887.
1o9.
AN ACT to amend section nine (9) of chapter 2H.
Statutes of 1873, relating to weights and
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
twenty one (2l) Of the General Statutes OF the
State of Minnesota for the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy -eight uS7S) be and
the same is hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
whenever any wheat, rye, Indian corr, oats, bar
lev potatoes, clover seed, buckwheat dried apples
VI oreu peaches are sofa Dy the bushel, the meas
9re shall be ascertained by weight as follows {:
Sixty (GO) pounds for a bushel OF wheat, clover
seed or potatoes: fifty-six (56) pounds for a
bushel Of rye or Indian corn: thirty two (s2)
pounds tor bushel OF oats: forty EIGHT (iS)
pounds for bushel Of barley: forty-two az
pounds for bushel of buckwheat; and twenty
dried apples or dried peaches; and any per-
son or persons demanding or taking or
receiving any greater number Of pounds for a
bushel Of either or any of the articles hereinbe-
fore mentioned. shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than five dollars go nor more than one
county Jail for not more than ninety 900 days,
or by boUh such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force ;so from a I'D at: after its passage.
10.
AN ACT amending section one ID of chapter
twenty-six (26) of the General Statutes Of
Minnesota Of 1873. relating to notaries public
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State of
SECTION l. That section one ~ Of chapter 26
Of the General Statutes of 1878, for the State Of
minnesota, be amended by inserting after the
OF said section one, the WORKSHOP any other
citizen OF this state, over twenty -One years of
age, that the governor may deem suitable"
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 7th, 1887.
AN ACT to amend subdivision nine C9) of Sec
ton sixteen Q6) of chapter ten (lO) Of the
General Statutes 1873, relating to powels of
electors At town meetings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That subdivision nine (9) of Sec
eral Statutes Of One Thousand eight hundred and
seventy-elght lo7S) be amended SO as to read
as follows: TO vote to raise such sums OF
money tor the repairs aud construction OF roads
tO RI
termlne the amount thereof to be assessed by
the supervisors labor tax. and the amount
thereof to be assessed and collected as other
town taxes; also to vote such sums OF money for
the support OF the poor and for other necessary
town charges as they deem expedent Provided,
that they may, at their annual town meeting,
direct such an amount Of the poll and road tax
OF the town to be expended on the highways in
an adjoining town they deem conducive to
ire interests OF the town; which labor and tax
SHALL be expended under the direction OF the
SUPERVISORS OF the town furnishing the same;
provided, further that where more chan one en-
tire congressional township is included within
within tue limits OF each of such confessional
townships shall be expended within such con-
gresslonal township unless raised to be cx-
pended outside OF SUI organized town in an
adjoining town.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 7th 1897.
11s.
AN ACT with reference to the change of names
of persons.
Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the State of
SECTION /: AL applications to the district
court for change Of name shall contain ue-
scrlptlon OF all lands in this state which the ap
made, own, have lien upon or an interest in.
SEC. 2. Such applicant shall make proof be-
fore the court Of his ownership Of, lien upon,